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* ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' features one of the best Big Nos of all time, when Martha cries out "Nooooooooo!" after George finally announces their {{spoiler|fictional}} son is dead. Elizabeth Taylor in the film version makes a magnificent cry that has to be seen to be believed.

* In ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'', it is fairly common to hear one when the Phantom snaps during the "All I Ask of You" reprise. Depending on the actor, this can be a literal Big No, several small ones, and/or an inarticulate cry of rage.

* In ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' some Melchiors have been known to pull out this trope {{spoiler|in the graveyard upon finding Wendla's grave}}, and off-Broadway Melchior used to have one {{spoiler|in the reformatory after learning that Wendla is pregnant}}.